Sketchup

 **Google Sketchup**

Create 3D models and share them with the world
media type="youtube" key="0TpFf_TOuhU" height="340" width="560" Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like.

This project is very hands on and involves a lot of doing and exploring on your part. Below is a number of helpful tutorial links either using Google Sketchup or alternatively Atomic Learning video tutorials.

Click on this link to [|Google Sketchup] video tutorials.

Atomic Learning - [|use this tutorial] - Extension work to go through designing an energy efficient house. Remember your username is diostudent and password is student. [|Parthenon Project] - Extension work

You should start with the following tutorials in the order listed.

Do the Introduction one first - 1 Design Project - Simple Houses 2 Design Project - Unusual Buildings 3 Art and History Project - Extension work 4 Design Project - Ultimate Bedrooms 5 Geography and History Project - Extension work

Sketchup with Maths 1 Math 1 Project - must do 2 Math 2 Project  - Extension work 3 Math 3 Project - Extension work

Other useful tutorials

[|How to walk through your sketchup model] You will be informed as to what you will be doing for your project later in the term. For now just enjoy working through the tutorials and learning as much as you can about Sketchup.